BOSTON (AP) — A new study on the generosity of Americans suggests that states with the least religious residents are also the stingiest about giving money to charity. The study released Monday by the Chronicle of Philanthropy found that residents in states where religious participation is higher than the rest of the nation, particularly in […]

PALMYRA (AP) — The grandparents of a Maine teenager who apparently ran away from home are asking the girl to return. Sanborn Quimby says his 15-year-old granddaughter, Harley McGinnis, left the family’s Palmyra home early Thursday morning. Quimby and his wife are the legal guardians of Harley and her siblings. The Quimbys tell the Bangor […]

CORNVILLE (AP) — Officials with a newly approved charter school in Maine say they have received more applications than there are slots available in the school. Executive Director Justin Belanger says the board of the Cornville Regional Charter School will conduct a lottery to select which students will be eligible to attend classes when the […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Fisheries biologists say Maine’s wild brook trout are in danger from predatory invasive species. Brook trout are the top freshwater game fish sought by anglers in Maine, according to the University of Maine School of Economics. But because some fishermen prefer non-native species — including black bass, crappie and northern pike — […]

BANGOR — While police continue to investigate who is responsible for taking the lives of three people found last week in a car that was left ablaze in a dark parking lot, friends and loved ones of the victims piece together the last moments of their lives. They all say Daniel T. Borders, 26, of […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A hearing on the conduct of elections in Maine, stemming from allegations improprieties last year, is scheduled for this week. The Commission to Study the Conduct of Elections in Maine will hold its hearing Thursday at the University of Maine in Augusta. The commission was formed as a result of legislation that […]

SCARBOROUGH (AP) — An ice cream flavor created in honor of L.L. Bean’s 100th anniversary is going on sale in retail stores. Maine Gov. Paul LePage and other dignitaries are encouraged to wear their Bean boots to celebrate the Giffords ice cream flavor, “Muddy Bean Boots.” The retail launch is being celebrated Monday at a […]